The impact of family control on the performance and financial characteristics of family versus nonfamily businesses in Japan: A matched-pair investigation

Family Business Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-329

  Allouche, José ^a   Amann, Bruno ^b   Jaussaud, Jacques ^c   Kurashina, Toshiki ^d  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^d Konan Daigaku ^*  (Japan)

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EID: 69249245377     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08944865080210040104     Document Type: Article

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